On My Radar

On Sunday, I went to the Tony Awards watch party hosted by IBM followed by the after party at the Plaza. This was my third year attending, and the excitement has not worn off. It’s such a ridiculously fun night. Super fancy dresses, an insane amount of delicious food, and celebrities everywhere.

While I think I’d prefer to just live in jeans, I do love getting to dress up in a gown for events like this! I wore this red gown that I rented from Rent the Runway. (If you’re thinking of renting it as well, the customer reviews on the site are spot on.)

Probably because I went to high school in Florida, but beach towels were super popular (and amazing) graduation gifts. I also think they make good hostess gifts, especially if you’re staying at someone’s vacation home! How cute is this one from Kate Spade?!

This is the cutest video of a little girl catching a giant fish. She’s so tiny, but she reels that fish in like a pro using her pink fishing pole, no less. But the best part is the pride on her face when she holds it up at the end!

I completely agree that you don’t need to be a professional to take great photographs! I think photography is such a fantastic thing because it truly reflects how different people see the world! I love your snaps Carly, and can’t wait to see more throughout the year!

Love the eyelet skirt– I’ve really appreciated that so many of the clothing items you’ve posted recently are affordable. A lot of bloggers get caught up in only showing super-pricey brands, and while I love to drool over those expensive outfits, it’s nice to see so many things on your blog that I can realistically buy!

I took the Mastering Manual class on-line at Pretty Forum (http://www.prettyforum.com). It was a good intro class, but I had to find a real class with a real teacher (maybe because I’m older and need the “real” instead of the internet!) I appreciated having other students in the class with me asking questions I hadn’t thought of. I took my class at the Richard Stromberg’s Chicago Photography Studio, but I’m sure you could find a class near you. I truly believe your photographs take on a whole new dimension if you work with them in Lightroom in post production. Good luck with your photo journey!

Yessssss to pool towels! That would be a GREAT present for graduation! I just wore an eyelet skirt from LOFT and posted about it on my blog! Also just ordered a skirt from there b/c they are having 40% off!

On My Radar is in my top fav things featured on the blog.. I look forward to it to it every week!! And I also love seeing your photos from the Tony Awards every year- I’d be so excited I wouldn’t know what to do! Love the UPS man too! Too good

Girl, if you want to learn how to shoot in manual mode, I’d LOVE to teach you! I just started offering mentoring and have coached a few people so far and after one lesson, they know what they’re doing! 🙂